I made these a few weeks ago,
but never posted about them.
They're Japanese
geta sandals,
madefrom the same wonderful cedar I used to make
shoji screens
earlier this year.

Cedar Geta

I put a linseed oil finish on the to make the grain pop
and protect the wood from water and dirt a bit more.
I made the straps by sewing fabric tubes and pulling rolls
of cotton batting into them.
I even braided some silk yarn to make the
"between the toes" bits that hold the straps down
(braid 75, for those of you keeping track).

I planed the sole pieces in a friend's planer,
and drilled the holes for the straps on the drill press,
but most everything else was done by hand.
I cut all the pieces to length by hand,
rounded the corners by hand,
planed the "teeth" by hand,
and cut the
joinery
for the teeth by hand.